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VVINSIDER

VOLUME 6

NUMBER 18

DECEMBER 06/88

WITH ANGELIC VOICE(S) ON HIGH etc.
It's time again for the Annual VVI
Christmas Carolling festivities. George
Clark, however, tells us that this year it

will be slightly different than in previous
years.

Instead of carolling throughout the week

there will be only one (BIG) sing-a-long in
the Mall. Music will be provided by the
KEC Music Department and coffee and
cookies will be served afterwards.
When:

FRIDAY
DECEMBER 16, 1988

Time:

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Where:

Main Mall

MORE NEWS FLASHES FROM I.M.S.
Effective as of November 1, 1988 the Instructional Media Services has a new

prices list. If you wish a detailed list it is available at the IMS office.
Ross Carter writes to say that in general prices have remained stable since the
last price review three years ago. Most of the changes have been made to
accommodate new services, such as microcomputer printer ribbons, or
improvement in access to pricing information for IMS staff.
Ross also notes that audio cassettes prices have remained low, considering
what has happened to every other price in the economy, but video cassettes
and microcomputer diskettes have dropped by an average of 32% and 60%
respectively, due to the very competitive market. As a result IMS can pass
these savings on to the College users.

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VANCOUVER

COMMUmiY
Vancouver

Vocational Institute

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ACCOLADES FOR THE BAKING DEPARTMENT
A recent Gingerbread House contest held at the Landsdowne Mall garnered the

following prizes for the VVI Baking faculty and students:
1. KEN SOHM won first prize for the Gingerbread House Contest in the
professional class and a second prize in the Australia Wedding Cake
category.

2. DENISE DOCKSTEADER won second prize for the Gingerbread House in
the student category.

3. LAURA NORRIE won second prize in the figure piping class and also won
an honourable mention in the Gingerbread House Contest.
That's the good news, the bad (sad) news is that all the prize-winning
gingerbread houses were stolen after the first dayli
This was no amateur job either...the thieves stayed in the mall after closing
hours, they would have required a couple of people to move the houses, and
must have had a truck waiting to transport them.

After all the time and effort spent in making the prize winning entries it must
have been very discouraging and frustrating for Ken, Denise and Laura to have

this happen.

NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY
The Library staff asks us to join them in congratulating Rea Devakos on
her appointment as Department Head of the VVI Library.
The August 1988 issue of Canadian Vocational Journal has an article
written by Dr. Deborah Battrum which describes the successful

ESL/Nursing Aide Program. If you would like to read this article, please
leave your name at the circulation counter.

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ART "GOES OVER THE WALL"

The following is a message from A.W.

(ART) GRIFFITHS, Ret.
By the time that this edition of the
VVInsider reaches you, I will have
made good my escape, "over the wall"
as they say.

Early Retirement? Me? After 24
years? New Horizons? Well it is true,
and my main regret is losing contact
with the many friends and associates

that I have had the good fortune of
knowing during my various duties
throughout VCC and at VVI campus.
The memory of the challenges and the
accomplishments along the way will
slowly fade from memory, but the
people therein are another story.
I leave VCC with a warm regard for
the many people that I have worked
with for so many years and I will miss
you all in the future.

I thank all of you at VVI, KEC, Central Administration, and those on the VIA
Board (past and present) for their tremendous support during my tenure. I wish
you all wisdom, fortitude, and success in the years to come.

And me? Well, I'm going to be kept busy in my "retirement", as a REALTOR,

where I can "DO IT MY WAY"ill

Art Griffiths

1988 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN
AT

yANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$
'88

'87
'87
Actual

Part.

'88

Rate

Jarget

$ 4,171

38.3%

$ 5,000

1 ,889

29.6%

2,900

King Edward Cam - . 5J.S51

IS. 7%

10x200

'88
Actual

Part.

increase
over

Rate

I87„

Centre
Central Admin=
Cont'g Ed'n

Total: KEC

$15,311

22.3%

$18,100

$17,276.27

24.5%

$1,965.27

Langara Cam.

6,155

16.7%

7,050

8,333.34

24.8%

2,178.34

_Z.j065

iS.2%

„_Zj.5gg

7^374.14

14.2%

309..14

$28,531

19.5%

$32,650

$32,983.75

21 .6%

$4,452.75

VVI
TOTALS: VCC

Additional notes:
The King Edward Centre (Central Administration, Continuing Education
and King Edward Campus) achieved 95.4% of its target with 120
employees making cash or pledged donations.
The Langara Campus achieved 118.2% of its target with 83 employees
making cash or pledged donations.
The VVI achieved 98.3% of its target with 47 employees making cash or
pledged donations.
In addition to the cash or pledged donations, the campus committees
sponsored a variety of special events which raised from several
hundred to several thousand dollars for the campuses. The
contributions raised by special events are included m the totals
shown above.

* i Central Administration

^NCOUI^ER
COMMUNITY

MEMO

King Edward Campus
Vancouver Vocational Institu
Langara Campus

Continuing Education
Dot© November 30, 1988
TO To Whom It May Concern
Rom D. D. Jones, Director of Human Resources

SubjGCt Overtime Provisions Applicable to Permanent
Part-time Employees

Arising out of the recent collective bargaining negotiations
between the College and the V.M.R.E.U. was the understanding that

part-time permanent employees within the jurisdiction of the Union
would be subject to overtime benefits for all hours in excess of
their normal hours of work.

The result has been that such part-time permanent employees might
be denied additional work because of the premium costs attached
and, in fact, this approach might seem to violate the following
provision contained in Schedule B of the collective agreement:
" Preference for Hours - Permanent Part-time Employees

Permanent part-time employees will have preference (right
of first refusal) over temporary employees for additional
work in their area provided they possess the ability to
perform the work available. "

Originally, when the above understanding was reached in the 1986
collective bargaining negotiations, the provision was qualified by
addition of the following paragraph which has inadvertently been
omitted from the current collective agreement.

" Such additional hours, beyond their normal schedule, will
not be considered as overtime provided that the
employee's total daily and weekly hours are within the
full-time maximums for their classification. "

The Union and the College have now mutually agreed that the errant
second paragraph shall be considered to form part of the current
collective agrement and, accordingly, overtime will only be
applicable to part-time permanent employees when their hours exceed
the normal maximums for their classification.

We trust that this will resolve potential difficulties in the
administration of these provisions.

DDJsbb

The University of British Columbia

DEPLOEWSA IN EDUCATEON (Adult Edueation)
II. Admission to the Program
Applications are invited from persons:
1. who either have a Bachelor's degree from a recognized

IV. Admission Application Deadlines
Early application is advisable. Applications are adjudi¬
cated six times per year, to accommodate those students

university

who wish to begin the Program with Guided Independent

OR

Study courses.

equivalent academic and professional background

AND

Adjudication date

2. who have had at least two years of working experience in
the field of adult education (broadly defined).
Applicants should complete an application form for
admission to the Diploma Program.
Applicants who have not attended The University of
British Columbia prior to their application for admission to
the Diploma Program need to apply for admission to UBC.
In addition, applicants need to submit a brief statement
outlining their current position and their career goals in
adult education.
Two confidential letters of recommendation describing
experience and potential in adult education as well as
capacity for academic study should be sent directly to the
Administrator.
Applications are adjudicated six times per year (see IV,
following). Applicants will be notified whether they are
accepted into the Diploma Program in the week following
adjudication dates. After notification of acceptance, the
student should make an appointment with the designated
faculty advisor to plan a course of studies.
The above regulations notwithstanding, the University
reserves the right to reject applicants on the basis of overall
academic records, even if they technically meet entrance
requirements.

III. 1988-89 Tuition Fees

FULL TIME
15 unit program at $97.00 per unit =
Student Fees
Student Society Fee

$1455.00
79.00
2.00

$1536.00

PART TIME
$97.00 per unit (PLUS APPLICABLE STUDENT FEES)

July 15
September 15
November 15
January 15
March 15

May 15

to begin Program
September
November
January
March

May
July

Applications must be complete before they will be consid¬
ered for admission A complete application includes:
— Application for admission or re-admission to UBC
— Transcripts

— Application for admission to the Diploma Program
— Career statement
— Two letters of reference

V. Applicants from Other Countries
Applicants from a country where English is not the
primary language must satisfy the Registrar's Office that
their English is adequate for the pursuit of their studies. For
this purpose, the applicant may need to take the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
VI. Correspondence Address

All correspondence and applications should be ad¬
dressed to:
Administrator
Diploma in Education (Adult Education)
Adult Education Research Centre
5760 Toronto Road
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. Canada

V6T 1L2
(604) 228-2380

The Faculty of Education offers a Diploma in Education
(Adult Education). This program is designed for practition¬
ers in the broad field of adull education who wish to improve
the skills and knowledge required to organize, conduct,
evaluate and administer programs in adult education, but
who, for a variety of reasons, do not wish to pursue a
graduate degree.
t. The Course of Study
The program, revised in May 1980, requires at least 15
units of course work, of which 12 units are in adult education
and 3 units are electives chosen in consultation with a
faculty advisor.

The program must be completed within five years from
admission, either by full-time or part-time study.

ADED 327 (1.5 units)
Instructional Techniques for Teaching Adults
Description, conditions for effective use, and applications
to specific circumstances of various instructional tech¬
niques. Practical use of the techniques in settings of
instruction for adults is emphasized.

ADED 328 (1.5 units)
Institutions of Adult Education
The history, roles, and activities of institutions in the field
of adult education Institutions in Canada, Great Britain, and
the United States are emphasized, and some experiences
in other countries are examined.

ADED 329 (1.5 units)
Developing Short Courses, Workshops and Seminars

The program may be completed in one academic year by

Organization and administration of adult education events

full-time attendance or on a part-time basis, by a combina¬
tion of extra-sessional evening classes and Summer Ses¬
sion classes. Several of the required courses are available

such as short courses, seminars, workshops, conferences
and institutes.

by Guided Independent Study (correspondence). Students
may earn a maximum of 6.0 units through Guided Independ¬
ent Study.
Each student is assigned a faculty advisor. In consultation
with this advisor, the student plans a course of studies and,
if desired, an appropriate field experience.
A Diploma is issued to successful candidates by The
University of British Columbia. Several institutions and
employers recognize the Diploma in Education (Adult
Education) as an indication of level of attainment. However,
it should be noted that the Diploma is not used as an
automatic criterion for appointment, promotion, or salary

and groups.

increase.

ADED 330 (1.5 units)
The Community Practice of Adult Education
Community-based adult education with particular empha¬
sis on the application of knowledge of the social, economic,
cultural and political environment in developing and con¬
ducting adult education programs with and for individuals

ADED 375 (3 units)
Diploma Seminar and Internship
The seminar and internship are designed to integrate
major concepts of the discipline of adult education with
practical experience.

EDPS 401 (1.5 units)
Instructional Design

Principles of instructional design and their application to
The course work in the Diploma Program is as follows:
EDPS 301 (1.5 units)
Introduction to Educational Psychology
Examination of human learning processes, with emphasis

the development, analysis, and evaluation of instructional
plans for selected settings, instructional formats, and age
groupings of learners.

Electives (3 units)

on the adult years, with focus on major theories of learning,
characteristics of adult learners, basic forms and processes

To be chosen from relevant courses offered by the
University. Electives should be at a senior level (3rd & 4th

of learning, and the changes in intellectual functioning with
aging.

year) and should be selected after consultation with the
faculty advisor.

Please send me application forms for the

Diploma in Education (Adult Education).
I have previously attended UBC as a credit Name —
student; my UBC student number is
Address.

I have not been a credit student at UBC.

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